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Where should Minneapolis build its new 3rd Precinct building?

Where should Minneapolis build its new 3rd Precinct building?

Almost three years after abandoning the Minneapolis Police Department’s 3rd Precinct building, the city of Minneapolis will hold listening sessions to decide whether to keep the building at its former location or construct a new building several blocks away.
by Jon Collins

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Two Harbors council nixes proposed townhomes

Two Harbors council nixes proposed townhomes

The Two Harbors City Council has rejected a concept plan to build high-end townhomes on Lighthouse Point along Lake Superior. The controversial proposal rekindled memories of a fight over a similar development 20 years ago.
by Dan Kraker

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Stephanie Burrage to become Minnesota’s first chief equity officer

Stephanie Burrage to become Minnesota’s first chief equity officer

Burrage is a deputy education commissioner who led a monthslong effort to convene Black leaders in Minnesota to write a state budget that better addresses their priorities.
by Dana Ferguson

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Woman in legal limbo at Mayo cleared to go home

Disability advocates have been closely watching the case of Cindy Hagen, who is quadriplegic and has been at Mayo Clinic’s Austin hospital since last summer. They say her case underscores continued challenges in the systems that surround people living with disabilities.
by Catharine Richert

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'Live free and die'? The sad state of U.S. life expectancy

'Live free and die'? The sad state of U.S. life expectancy

A decade after a landmark report on Americans' shorter lives, the problem has only gotten worse. Unlike other wealthy nations, U.S. life expectancy has not bounced back from the pandemic.
by Selena Simmons-Duffin

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'You belong here': Minnesota House passes trans health refuge bill

'You belong here': Minnesota House passes trans health refuge bill

The proposal would grant legal protections for transgender youth and family members who come to Minnesota seeking gender-affirming health care.
by Dana Ferguson

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Online communities can help with loneliness — to a point

Online communities can help with loneliness — to a point

A new episode from APM's mental health initiative “Call to Mind" explores how loneliness affects mental and physical health, and how meeting an online community offline can help.

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